As you may know, on August 6, NASA's Curiosity rover — the most advanced robot ever sent to another planet — will land on Mars. NASA called the mission "the most important event in the history of planetary exploration." »7/23/12 10:30am 7/23/12 10:30am

Most people know Nick Denton as the founder of io9's parent company, Gawker Media. Today he's a notorious media entrepreneur, but his inspiration began with science fiction. My first conversation with him was about the Syfy series Battlestar Galactica. Later, he revealed that he'd read Isaac Asimov's celebrated… »7/17/12 12:00pm 7/17/12 12:00pm